Chapter 44: The Trial of Blood (Part 2)
At Kakashi's command, Koshino tightened his grip on the kunai, showing no hesitation as he turned to head towards the refugee camp.
However, just as Koshino turned to leave, a sudden "whoosh" sounded!
With eyes filled with anger, Guy abruptly grabbed Koshino's shoulder, shouting furiously, "Koshino, if you listen to that scum Kakashi, we are no longer comrades!"
"Slap!"
Before Kakashi or Genma Shiranui could react, Koshino suddenly raised his hand and slapped Guy across the face!
"Turtle, you've made two mistakes!"
As he spoke, Koshino slowly extended his fingers, staring coldly at Guy, and said, "First, we must follow the captain's orders. The captain's orders are our mission, and we cannot defy them in the slightest!"
"Second, during missions, we must use code names!"
"If those refugees were spies on the battlefield, our entire Anbu squad would die here! I know you sympathize with those refugees, but don't you value the lives of your comrades?"
"Do you want us to die with you?"
With that, Koshino snorted coldly and vanished from Guy's sight.
Unfortunately, Koshino's advice did not quell Guy's anger; it even had the opposite effect.
In the original storyline, Guy was an excellent ninja, renowned in both Konoha Village and the ninja world.
However, while Guy could handle ordinary missions without issue, he would likely abandon a mission before even starting if it required the ruthlessness of Anbu.
Speaking of that, Guy was simply not suited for Anbu.
Someone who frequently spoke of "youth" and "passion" could hardly grasp the harshness of Anbu.
In contrast, Koshino, who had crossed over, felt a twinge of reluctance when Genma Shiranui first acted against the refugees.
But soon, Koshino embraced his Anbu identity and, through subsequent bloody trials, gradually understood the cruelty of living in a time of war.
Back in Konoha Village, Koshino could only comprehend war through indirect means like funerals.
Now, having left Konoha and entered the Land of Fire, witnessing the deaths of refugees, Koshino truly understood what war was all about. "If you don't kill others, you might be the one to die."
"War is inherently selfish, and there can often be only one victor!"
"No matter how diligently you train or how strong you become, without a heart as solid as a rock, surviving in the harsh world of ninjas, let alone becoming a true powerhouse, is a challenge."
"In the original storyline, wasn't Kakashi, the Fourth Hokage, and Jiraiya all portrayed as kind individuals? Yet, how much blood stains Kakashi's hands as an Anbu?
How many corpses paved the way for the titles of the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya the 'Yellow Flash of Konoha,' and the 'Legendary Sannin'?"
"Hah!"
"The original storyline laughably depicted the ninja world as one of passion!"
"In truth, only coldness allows one to survive well in this world! Kakashi, Minato-sensei, I think I've grasped what you wanted to teach me!"
As Koshino's mindset subtly shifted, he truly understood the intentions of the Fourth Hokage.
Why did the Fourth Hokage want Koshino to join Anbu, and after recognizing Koshino's talent in "jutsu," insist on him following Kakashi's Anbu squad for missions?
Wasn't the whole point to make Koshino familiar with this world, to make him understand the harshness of Haku's world?
In the original storyline, Itachi fully understood the cruelty of wartime, saw through the darkness behind the war, and thus achieved such a high level of awareness.
Therefore, the Fourth Hokage held the same hope, wishing that Koshino could reach such a level of awareness, possessing the selfless ideology of a "Hokage"!
But unfortunately!
The Fourth Hokage didn't know that Koshino was a transmigrator, and his hopes were destined to be in vain!
With inherently different values and views on survival, when Koshino saw through the cruelty behind the war, he had only one thought in his mind!
And that was to become stronger! To control his own destiny!
What "Hokage" selflessness, what cruelty behind the war, it's all nonsense!
In Koshino's eyes, only surviving is the foundation of existence, and only living freely is living with value.
So, at this moment, Kakashi's other test seemed meaningless to Koshino.
What can poor refugees do?
Would Koshino, who had truly hardened his heart, fear staining his hands with the blood of some refugees? "Whoosh!"
Under the setting sun, Koshino's figure disappeared in front of Guy, Kakashi, and the others, transforming into a stream of light, swiftly heading towards the refugee camp.
On the outskirts of the camp, Koshino didn't forget to thoroughly investigate the situation.
No mistake, no omission, everything was observed clearly!
However, the refugees who could go out to find food had evidently died at the hands of Genma Shiranui.
So, in Koshino's investigation, the camp was filled with only the old, weak, sick, and disabled.
But even so, Koshino remained extremely cautious.
Hidden on a distant tree, calculating the distance between both sides, Koshino threw several kunai, forming hand seals with both hands! "Shadow Sewing Technique!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Along with the thrown kunai, Koshino's Shadow Sewing Technique was silently extended into the refugee camp.
There, whether it was the elderly, women, or children with no ability to resist.
The moment they were bound by Koshino's Shadow Sewing Technique, the next second they faced the Shadow Neck Binding Technique! "Crack!"
"Crack!"
The sound of necks snapping echoed continuously.
With the use of the Shadow Sewing Technique, combined with the Shadow Neck Binding Technique, Koshino took less than three minutes, consuming some chakra, to successfully eliminate the more than thirty refugees in the camp.
Of course, eliminating the refugees was just the first step of Koshino's mission.
Next, taking out a shovel he had prepared in advance, Koshino was to complete the second and final step of his mission, which was to cover up the traces of the refugees' existence.
But who would have thought, just as Koshino was gripping the shovel, overcoming the shadow of killing, and about to cover up the traces of the refugees' existence,
a figure suddenly appeared behind Koshino, speaking in a stern voice that made Koshino's pupils slightly contract!
"Using a kid as bait, huh?"
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